This I Believe: Life Lessons
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The popular This I Believe series, which has aired on NPR and on Bob Edwards' shows on Sirius XM Satellite and public radio, explores the personal beliefs and guiding principles by which Americans live today. This book brings together treasured life lessons of people from all walks of life. Whether it's learning the power of saying hello or how courage comes with practice, their intimate reflections will inspire, move, and encourage you. Filled with the valuable insights distilled from a wide range of personal experiences, This I Believe: Life Lessons is a perfect gift���for others or for yourself.
No matter what your age or circumstances, this book will give you valuable food for thought and important new insights on how others have learned from life's challenges.
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Dan Gediman. (2011). This I Believe: Life Lessons. Wiley.
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DAN GEDIMAN is executive director of This I Believe,Inc., a not-for-profit organization that engages people in writingand sharing essays describing the core values that guide theirdaily lives. These short statements of belief have been featured onpublic radio since 2005. Gediman is the coeditor of the New YorkTimes bestseller This I Believe, as well as This IBelieve II, This I Believe: On Love, This I Believe: OnFatherhood and This I Believe: On Motherhood.
JOHN GREGORY is editorial director and MARY JOGEDIMAN is outreach director of This I Believe, Inc.
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- Includes extraordinary essays written by "ordinary" people who share the story of an important lesson they have learned about life
- Shares a wide range of beliefs and experiences from a diverse group of contributors, including a physician, a roller derby queen, a corporate executive, and a homeless person
- Based on the popular This I Believe radio series and thisibelieve.org website
No matter what your age or circumstances, this book will give you valuable food for thought and important new insights on how others have learned from life's challenges.
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Introduction 1
The Power of Hello 5
Howard WhiteThe Art of Being a Neighbor 8
Eve BirchA Kind and Generous Heart 11
Christine LittleMake It Do 14
Patricia AndersonGrace Is a Gift 17
Laura DurhamThe Sisterhood of Roller Derby 20
Erin BlakemoreCaring Makes Us Human 23
Troy ChapmanSatisfaction with a Job Well Done 26
Nancy Pieters MayfieldThe World Is Imperfect 29
Suzanne ClearyPeace Can Happen 32
Christine KingeryA Priceless Lesson in Humility 36
Felipe MoralesFinding Out What's under Second Base 39
Lex UrbanAccomplishing Big Things in Small Pieces 42
William WissemannI Have to See the World 45
Veena MuthuramanDeciding to Live 49
Kij JohnsonWalking in the Light 52
Paul ThornThe Perfect Merge 55
Lori VermeulenListening Is Powerful Medicine 58
Alicia M. Conill, M.D.Semper Fidelis 61
Andrew ParadisOur Vulnerability Is Our Strength 64
Colin BatesPatriotic Ponderings 67
Joan SkibaOpening the Door of Mercy 70
Karin RoundThe True Value of Life 73
Sudie Bond NolandAn Invitation to Dialogue 76
Madhukar RaoHomeless but Not Hopeless: A Man Finds His Soul 79
Les GapayThe Power of Sleep 82
Anne HoppusWhere Wildflowers Grow 85
Maureen Crane WartskiI Could Be Wrong 88
Allan BargerEveryone Is Included 91
Catherine McdowallA Lesson I Hold Dear 95
Kara Gebhart UhlA Taste of Success 98
Geoffrey CanadaA Grace of Silence 102
Andrew FlewellingDo Talk to Strangers 105
Sabrina DubikFinding Our Common Ground 108
Robin MizeBus Chick's Manifesto 111
Carla SaulterRight Now Matters 114
Samantha JacobsSeeing with the Heart 117
Stephanie DisneySpeak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace 120
Dani WeathersThe Triumph of Kindness 123
Josh SteinTime to Walk the Dog 126
Betsy Buchalter AdlerYankee Go Home 129
Rita BarrettThe Courage to Change the Things I Can 133
Mark OlmstedTo Hear Your Inner Voice 136
Christine Todd WhitmanKeep It Real 139
Rose Eiesland FosterImportant Strangers 142
Leslie GuttmanMy Parents as Friends 146
Bhavani G. MurugesanA Good Neighborhood 149
Jeff NixaBelieving in People 152
Rebecca KlottBecoming Friends 155
Larry ChastonJust Say No 158
Jessica ParisCourage Comes with Practice 161
Theresa MacphailAdapting to the Possibilities of Life 164
Donald L. Rosenstein, M.D.Why Are We Here? 167
Dale LongA Drive to Achieve the Extraordinary 170
Juliet FrerkingInviting the World to Dinner 173
Jim HaynesFinding the Flexibility to Survive 176
Brighton EarleyThe Act of Giving Thanks 179
Michelle LeeSally's Monday 182
Patricia JamesIf You Don't Do It, Who Will? 185
Jodi WebbHere Comes...
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